Rijs
Located in De Fryske Marren Municipality, Friesland Coordinates: 52°51′49″ N 5°29′49″ E
- Population
- 165
- 165
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde78 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol79 km
About Rijs
Rijs is a village. Location: De Fryske Marren Municipality, Friesland. Population: 165. Elevation: 12 m.
Rijs (West Frisian: Riis) is a village within the municipality of De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Rijs is situated on the road between Oudemirdum and Hemelum. It has approximately 170 citizens (2017). Rijs is best known for its 300-year-old planted forest, known as Rijsterbos.
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Climate of Rijs
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (87 mm)
- Driest month
- April (39 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 48 | 58 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 79 | 79 | 87 | 75 |
How to get to Rijs
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 43 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 78 kmeast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 79 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 124 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 43 kmnortheast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 56 kmsoutheast
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 58 kmsouth
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 65 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 68 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rijs
Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 87 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- De Ven Landmark 20 kmSW
- Poldertoren Landmark 24 kmSE
- Urk Lighthouse Landmark 23 kmS
25–60 km36 places
- Texel Island 51 kmNW
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 53 kmW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 54 kmW
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 56 kmW
60–100 km181 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 62 kmSE
- Weißer Berg Mountain 100 kmSE
- Naturschutzgebiet Itterbecker Heide Natural site 96 kmSE
- Radewijkerbeek River 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
De Ven Landmark, Gemeente Enkhuizen20 km SW -
Urk Lighthouse Landmark, Urk Municipality23 km S -
Poldertoren Landmark, Noordoostpolder Municipality24 km SE
Sources & licences
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